About Us
About Architecture Kids
Architecture Kids creates creative architecture and design workshops that help children and young people explore ideas, build confidence, and express themselves through making.
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We understand that not all children thrive in traditional learning environments. Many need space to think differently, test ideas, and work things out through doing rather than being told the answer.
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Our workshops use open-ended architectural projects to give students a clear structure while allowing freedom to explore, experiment, and develop ideas in their own way. By focusing on the design process rather than a single outcome, we help young people build confidence in their thinking and trust in their creative instincts.
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We believe every child deserves the opportunity to feel capable, curious, and valued - and that creativity, when supported properly, can unlock learning, resilience, and self-belief that lasts well beyond the workshop itself.
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Lead Workshop Facilitator
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Philip Wells is a Chartered Architect (RIBA) with over 30 years’ experience working across architecture, education, and creative facilitation.
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His professional background includes contributing to internationally recognised projects such as the London Millennium Bridge with Foster + Partners, the Halley VI Antarctic Research Station at Hugh Broughton Architects, and the Machrie Hotel and Golf Links on Islay through DesignBox Architecture. These projects share a common thread: innovative thinking, problem-solving under real constraints, and design that responds thoughtfully to people and place.
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Philip founded DesignBox Architecture in 2013 and has been leading architecture-based design workshops in schools since 2014. He has delivered workshops at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, home of the world-famous Christmas Lectures, bringing architectural thinking into one of the UK’s most respected centres for public learning.​ He is also a Royal Institute of British Architects Schools Ambassador, supporting RIBA’s outreach programme by promoting architecture and the built environment as creative, inclusive pathways for young people.
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Drawing directly on professional design practice, Philip translates architectural thinking into accessible, hands-on workshops that help young people explore ideas, take creative risks, and build confidence through making. His approach combines structure with freedom - showing students how designers learn, think and test ideas without fear of failure - while creating a supportive environment where imagination and curiosity can thrive.
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